According to Latvian television, the Latvian parliament has supported amendments to a bill in its second reading to ban flavored electronic cigarettes, as well as e-cigarettes that resemble candy, snacks, toys, and other nicotine products.
Read moreAccording to the annual YouGov youth survey conducted by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in March and published on July 7th, teen vaping and experimentation via disposable vapes have increased. The survey reported that current vaping among UK children aged 11-17 has risen from 4% in 2020 to 7% in 2022. Additionally, the percentage of teens who have tried vaping has increased from 14% in 2020 to 16% in 2022. Disposable vapes are currently the most commonly used devices, with an alarming increase from 7% in 2020 and 8% in 2021 to 52% in 2022.
Read moreHeavenGift revealed that BAT had proposed to acquire ELFBAR in August 2022. After four months of negotiations, HeavenGift rejected the acquisition proposal. In February of this year, HeavenGift’s subsidiary, ELFBAR, was found to have “excessive e-liquid” in the UK market, which experts believe is a common strategy in the international tobacco industry known as “acquisition + morality.”
Read moreThe UK Vaping Industry Association has stated that the removal of overfilled ELFBAR and Lost Mary products from shelves highlights a clear failure in the UK’s e-cigarette regulatory framework.
Read moreThe air export industry in Hong Kong is set to experience a surge, following the government’s decision to overturn a prohibition on the transshipment of e-cigarettes and vaping devices.
Read moreIn Pakistan, public health experts are calling for a ban on e-cigarettes and other novel tobacco products due to their potential risks to both users and non-users. The seminar, organized by Blue Veins and Lady Reading Hospital, emphasized the need for policies and regulations to restrict the use and marketing of these products to protect public health. Experts presented the latest research on the harmful effects of heated tobacco products and called for further research to fully understand their long-term health effects. This translation provides an overview of the seminar’s discussions and highlights the urgent need for action to protect public health in Pakistan.
Read moreThe Australian government is planning to impose stricter regulations on the electronic cigarette industry to combat the rampant smuggling, illegal sales, and underage addiction of e-cigarettes. The industry has been operating with minimal government oversight, and the government is now considering measures such as new taxes, plain packaging, border checks, strict police scrutiny, and even a ban. The illegal sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to minors has become a major concern, leading to calls for police crackdowns on those pushing e-cigarettes into communities. The article also highlights the involvement of organized crime in the industry and the environmental impact of plastic e-cigarettes. Various officials and industry representatives are calling for stricter regulations and enforcement to address these issues.
Read moreLincolnshire Trading Standards has stepped up its efforts to crack down on non-compliant vapes being sold in the county. The service has seized more than 5,000 illegal vapes, which were either oversized, contained excessive amounts of nicotine, or were being sold to children. Of the 5,417 unsafe products that were removed from the market between April and December 2022, 5,062 were non-compliant vapes. These include vapes that exceed legal limits for nicotine content and the delivery dose, or “puff.” Disposable vapes should typically have around 600 puffs to comply with legal size limits, but some that were seized by Trading Standards were advertised as having up to 10,000 puffs.
Read moreGeorgia lawmakers have granted their final approval to a bill aimed at restricting vaping in public spaces. The state House voted 152-14 to pass Senate Bill 47, which would enforce vaping regulations in the same way that the state already regulates smoking. The bill now awaits the signature or veto of Gov. Brian Kemp.
Read moreUK regulators are warning retailers to immediately remove certain Lost Mary disposable vaping products from their shelves, after identifying affected batches that are illegal. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) sent a letter on March 15, stating that additional batches of Lost Mary products have been found to be non-compliant. Last month, Booker and One Stop voluntarily withdrew their range of Lost Mary disposable pods due to a manufacturing quality issue, affecting batches of its BM600 device. However, recent correspondence revealed that grape and cola flavours from its QM600 product have also been found to be non-compliant.
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